Article: Malfunction triggers tornado sirens

Article: TORNADO SIRENS ASSESSED
Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current);  May 26, 2008 ;     655 words ... ... officials are assessing the state's tornado sirens to make sure they're adequate for ... Internet, communities are investing in tornado sirens because of their ability to quickly ... done." Collecting information about tornado sirens in Indiana can be difficult because ...

Article: Tornado sirens sound off as storms hit ...
Courier-News (Elgin, IL);  May 29, 2003 ;     672 words ... ... clouds and prompted the activation of tornado sirens across the area Wednesday afternoon ... were spotted throughout the area, tornado sirens were sounded in Aurora, North Aurora ... their basements." Aurora set off its tornado sirens at about 3:55 p.m. after a police ...

Article: JOURNAL SENTINEL; WATCHDOG REPORT; Some areas lack tornado ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... tornado swept through the region. The 51 tornado sirens in place do not fully cover all of ... Emergency Management Agency requires that tornado sirens emit a signal that can be heard up ... ambient street noise. The most powerful tornado sirens used in Milwaukee County can send ...

Article: Which Weld towns have tornado sirens to warn ...
Greeley Tribune (Greeley, CO);  June 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... state. Yet, only four towns have sirens. Some towns find tornado sirens are worth the cost while others don't. According to National ... residents will go outside to take a look," said Richardson. "Tornado sirens are outdoor warning signs. It's to get people inside ...

Article: BATAVIA SLATES PUBLIC SESSION ON SOUNDING OF TORNADO ...
Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);  June 19, 1997 ;     534 words ... ... tornado spotters, actual policy is not changing. Sirens are sounded when a trained spotter reports a tornado. "Sirens are tornado sirens, they are not wind sirens. We only blow them when you have a tornado. That's our policy," EMA ...

Article: Tornado sirens don't reach all
Post-Tribune (IN);  April 16, 2001 ;     471 words ... ... people and injured about 70 others. State officials estimated total property damage at about $3.5 million. In the seven years since then, Tippecanoe County has doubled its army of volunteer storm spotters and its array of tornado sirens.

Article: Tornado sirens weren't enough
Daily Breeze;  April 5, 2006 ;     490 words ...NEWBERN, Tenn. -- Jackey Reynolds heard the tornado sirens and saw storm warnings on television, but he figured odds were good that the twisters would miss his home, so he didn't take ...